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Georgy Maksimovich pointed me to this article in Russian: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/05/25/antisovetskie-filosofskie-kontratseptsii
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A longtime faculty member at York University, Toronto, where he was emeritus, Professor Jarvie was best-known for his work in philosophy of the social sciences (especially on anthropology) and in film theory. Comments are open for remembrances from those who knew Professor Jarvie, or for those who would like to comment on the significance of his work.
(Thanks to David Gordon for alerting me to his death.)
Ian was the editor of the Sage journal Philosophy of the Social Sciences for a long time. The journal is an important venue for work in philosophy of the social sciences, and my dealings with Ian were always pleasant and professional. He had a broad understanding of the sub-field. Consequently, the range of topics discussed in the journal is quite large, including work that is quite close to the social sciences, and work that is more traditionally philosophical, for example, work on social ontology. The sub-field certainly benefitted from his commitment to the journal.
I only just saw this news. I.C. Jarvie violates various norms of academic etiquette, but his The Revolution in Anthropology (1964) is a very useful work in philosophy and history of social anthropology.
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